Microsoft consulting for complex decisions

Get senior technical depth when your environment is hard to govern, a Microsoft project carries real risk, or your team needs a clear path forward.

Start with the problem. Then the work.

We start with the problem you need to solve, then define the Microsoft work required to solve it.


Cloud Architecture & Design

Make Azure and Microsoft 365 easier to govern.

We define a structure your team can understand, operate, and extend.

  • Microsoft 365 tenant architecture

  • Azure infrastructure design

  • Hybrid cloud strategies

  • Scalability planning

  • Cost optimisation


Migration & Implementation

Move systems with a clear plan.

We plan dependencies, sequencing, communications, and handover, so migration work doesn’t create avoidable operational problems.

  • Email and data migration

  • SharePoint and Teams rollout

  • Azure VM migrations

  • Application modernisation

  • User adoption support


Copilot & AI Readiness

Decide whether Copilot is ready for your organisation.

We review data access, governance, security, and use cases before you commit to a wider rollout.

  • Copilot readiness assessment

  • Data preparation and governance

  • Pilot design

  • User training and enablement

  • Adoption planning


Identity & Access (Entra ID)

Strengthen identity and access controls.

We improve Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, privileged access, and SSO in ways your team can maintain.

  • Entra ID configuration

  • Conditional Access policies

  • Multi-factor authentication

  • Privileged Identity Management

  • SSO integration


Intune & Endpoint Management

Manage devices without policies nobody can operate.

We design and deliver Intune enrolment, configuration, and application deployment to standards your team can keep running.

  • Device enrolment and lifecycle management

  • Application packaging and deployment

  • Intune policy design and configuration

  • Compliance and update configuration

  • Autopilot deployment standards


Essential Eight Implementation

Pick a maturity target, then prove you’ve reached it.

We assess your controls against the Essential Eight, agree a target that fits your risk, and deliver the changes with the evidence to back them up.

  • Maturity assessment across all eight areas

  • Target and scope definition

  • Remediation planning and delivery

  • Evidence collection and reporting

  • Handover for ongoing review


Strategy & Roadmapping

Turn technical risk into a workable plan.

We assess the current state, identify priorities, and give stakeholders a clear basis for investment and sequencing.

  • Current state assessment

  • Gap analysis

  • Technology roadmap creation

  • Budget planning

  • Executive stakeholder alignment

Consulting that carries through to delivery

We assess, design, deliver, document, and hand over the work with your team involved throughout.


Direct access to experienced specialists

You work directly with senior consultants who have delivered across real environments.


Delivery that moves at the right pace

We get the important things done properly. Progress is clear and outcomes are predictable.


Decisions grounded in how you operate

Technology choices are shaped around your environment, constraints, and priorities. No generic checklists.

Clear delivery that holds up in practice

Five steps, structured so your team can follow every decision.


01

Understand

We build a clear picture of your environment, constraints, and priorities, so decisions fit how your organisation actually operates.


02

Assess

We review your current setup and find where change will have the most impact. Practical, not analysis for its own sake.


03

Design

We define the path forward, including architecture, approach, and key decisions, documented so your team has full visibility.


04

Deliver

We implement in a controlled, predictable way, alongside your team. You get a clean environment that’s ready to run.


05

Refine

We support ongoing improvement and knowledge transfer as your environment evolves.

Proven in a real environment


60%

cloud cost reduction for ONRSR

“Hivemind has built a level of trust and a naturally strong working relationship with ONRSR. They operate seamlessly with our team and have the credibility to engage directly with executive and board stakeholders when required. They tell us what we need to hear, not just what is easy to say. For an organisation of our scale and complexity, that trust is invaluable. Hivemind has helped take technical risk off our plate, allowing us to focus on the work that makes the greatest difference for the organisation.”

Samuel P.

ONRSR

Need a second set of eyes on your environment?

Start with a short conversation about your current setup, priorities, and the decisions in front of you.

  • No obligation

  • A practical discussion, not a sales pitch

  • Focused on your environment and priorities